Lot 1248* - A186 Furniture & Sculptures - Thursday, 27. September 2018, 10.30 AM
IMPORTANT BUREAU-PLAT,
Régence style, after a model by A.C. BOULLE (André Charles Boulle, 1642-1732), signed BEFORT JEUNE (Mathieu Béfort, 1813 Paris 1890), Paris ca. 1860.
Ebony, exquisitely inlaid all around with engraved brass fillets in "première partie". Rectangular top, lined with black, gold-impressed leather, edged in bronze. Front with broad central drawer, with 1 drawer on each side. Same but sham arrangement on verso. Exquisite matte and polished gilt bronze mounts.
195x92.5x77.5 cm.
Provenance:
- Collection D. Fabbri, Paris.
- from a private collection, Monte Carlo.
- Auction Koller Zurich, 23 June 2010 (Lot No. 1308).
- from a private collection, USA.
Ref.: D. Ledoux-Lebard, Le mobilier français du XIXe siècle, Paris 1989; pp. 48-50 (biogr. information). C. Payne, 19th Century European Furniture, Suffolk 1981; p. 32 (biogr. information).
CHF 40 000 / 70 000 | (€ 41 240 / 72 160)
Sold for CHF 60 500 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.